Lathronympha strigana

Lathronympha strigana
Lathronympha strigana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Section: Cossina
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Olethreutinae
Genus: Lathronympha
Species: L. strigana
Binomial name
Lathronympha strigana
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Lathronympha hypericana Hübner

Lathronympha strigana is a moth of the Tortricidae family.

Description

Lathronympha strigana is a medium-sized moth with a wingspan of 14–18 mm. The basic color of the wings is light reddish brow. Forewings have a few light lines at the wing tip and two silver cross bars in the outer rear section. Adults are on wing from June to July, sometimes with a second generation in late August or September. The larvae are a little flat, gray-green with darker spots and a maroon head. They feed on Hypericum species.

Distribution

This species can be found in most of Europe, except in the far north, and in northern Asiain.

Habitat

Lathronympha strigana prefers open forests, roadsides and other places where the host plant grows.

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